MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130709
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 16:46
Run Duration341 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 89.5
2-Core 179
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 453
48% 385 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
PwrHis(1787 200A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 14.6
12% 13.6 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 12.9
10% 12 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.08 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 153
Write 49.7
Mixed 70.5
20% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 13.3
82% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 73.1
DQ Write 54.7
DQ Mixed 18.6
26% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 51%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47
141GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 65
Write 64.6
Mixed 30.3
39% 53.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.41
100% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 40%
Maxtor STM380215AS 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 77.1
Write 76.5
Mixed 29.6
45% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.46
103% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 42%
2GB free, PID 2096
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
5.31% Terrible
Read 18.9
Write 4.49
Mixed 7.07
10% 10.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.39
4K Write 0.03
4K Mixed 0.03
26% 2.15 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.31%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
49.8% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16.2
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $280
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